Efficacy of Homoeopathic Medicine in Depressive Disorder

Objective: To review the literature of depressive disorder, to select 50 cases of patients suffering from depression. To do proper case taking to individualize each case, to select the most similar medicine on the basis of similia similibus curentur, to evaluate the efficacy of homoeopathic treatment. To keep regular follow - up of the case to observe the action of remedy. Methodology: Type of Study: Exploratory, Sample: 50 cases were taken by random sampling methods. Sample Calculator: Statistical study was done with the help of a textbook, to obtain 95% confidence in the sample. Statistical data Analysis: All the variables were qualitative once, data analyzed by applying T test. Result: Out of 50 cases 42 cases showed improvement whereas 5 cases remained unimproved and 3 cases were dropout treatment. The major remedies prescribed were Arsenic album, Lycopodium, Natrum Mur, Stramonium, Hyoscyamus, Pulsatilla, Ignatia, Lachesis, Veratrum album, Gelsemium. Conclusion: In the conducted study, on 50 patients concluded that 84% of the cases responded well to the indicated Homoeopathic similimum. This study proved the Efficacy of Homoeopathy in the Cases of Depressive disorder.